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double fault

NOUN
  1. (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

How To Use double fault In A Sentence

  • Chela has three break points and Henman surrenders his advantage with a double fault.
  • He served only three double faults and won 91 per cent of his first serves. The Sun
  • They had a match point in the semi-final against the Cantrells, but Burdett served a double fault on the sudden-death second deuce in which this point is decisive under the rules of the competition designed to prevent drawn-out matches.
  • Even tennis champions sometimes serve double faults.
  • An awful double fault from Li early in the second let the Russian back in but the three-times grand slam champion wasted the advantage when she committed the same error for 4-4.
  • Yesterday, he hit some crucial double faults and made forehand errors when he had the court at his mercy, particularly in the fourth set. Times, Sunday Times
  • If his double faults had spooked him, those winners were a shot in the arm. Times, Sunday Times
  • She served 13 double faults in the course of nine service games. Times, Sunday Times
  • He has served a number of double faults in this set.
  • He served one double fault. Times, Sunday Times
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